MrCarey wrote:Also won my first game as the Browns against the Bungles. Peyton Hillis to the SB, baby. If anyone deserves it, it's the Seahawks/Browns/Lions. Get it!

Cool mate, but please everyone don't play any franchise games till everyone is signed up. Just in case someone wants to pick the team you are playing against. We will start playing franchise games next week with the regular season. My bad for not saying anything earlier. Cheers.

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Said it last post, but I am very sorry. Didn't even think about that. I just didn't want to be the guy people are waiting on!

MrCarey wrote:Also won my first game as the Browns against the Bungles. Peyton Hillis to the SB, baby. If anyone deserves it, it's the Seahawks/Browns/Lions. Get it!

Cool mate, but please everyone don't play any franchise games till everyone is signed up. Just in case someone wants to pick the team you are playing against. We will start playing franchise games next week with the regular season. My bad for not saying anything earlier. Cheers.

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Said it last post, but I am very sorry. Didn't even think about that. I just didn't want to be the guy people are waiting on!

That's cool mate, it was my bad for not being clear. I think you might be right about the cats, I don't see people fighting to be a Bengal lol. Good luck for the season mate

BTW Commish, my first match I clicked the "Invite A User to Play" which bumped the TS count. I am scheduled to take on Mobock, so hopefully this will not show up as an attempt to cheat. Just a stupid mistake on my part. The game never started as I cancelled. Anyway, if anyone is to blame, it's me.

drdiags wrote:BTW Commish, my first match I clicked the "Invite A User to Play" which bumped the TS count. I am scheduled to take on Mobock, so hopefully this will not show up as an attempt to cheat. Just a stupid mistake on my part. The game never started as I cancelled. Anyway, if anyone is to blame, it's me.

No problems mate. I know you're not a cheater, and I am not a nazi either. We are all in this to have fun and your explanation makes perfect sense. Good luck for the match.

drdiags wrote:BTW Commish, my first match I clicked the "Invite A User to Play" which bumped the TS count. I am scheduled to take on Mobock, so hopefully this will not show up as an attempt to cheat. Just a stupid mistake on my part. The game never started as I cancelled. Anyway, if anyone is to blame, it's me.

I think the same thing may have happened with me. I pressed start to see what "Invite a User to Play" was. However, I backed out after it took me to the team select screen. I'm not sure if it shows up as an attempted game, but nevertheless this is what happened. I'm scheduled to play a human in week one anyway, so it really doesn't matter at all.

Thanks gents. We ended up with 3 TS, the network connectivity was shaky for some reason and we dropped in the beginning of our first attempt. But we got our game in. Do you have to be friends to invite each other to play? Since I am doing two of these things I guess I will know soon enough.

I'm sorry I forgot to come on here and post that I had signed up and took the 'Aints. Just had a great matchup with nategreat, almost as epic as that game was in real life!

Do you all have headsets? I broke mine (unrelated to video game anger, I promise! haha) but I'm getting a new one this weekend. It'll be fun to play the games but talk about the one that really matters on sunday!

On a side note, does anyone play that "Ultimate Team" mode? I just played a guy that had 50% seahawks players, but had Big Ben, Hines Ward, and Polomalu. Seeing them in seahawks unis, ...well it just wasn't right I tell ya

MRH72 wrote:I'm sorry I forgot to come on here and post that I had signed up and took the 'Aints. Just had a great matchup with nategreat, almost as epic as that game was in real life!

Do you all have headsets? I broke mine (unrelated to video game anger, I promise! haha) but I'm getting a new one this weekend. It'll be fun to play the games but talk about the one that really matters on sunday!

On a side note, does anyone play that "Ultimate Team" mode? I just played a guy that had 50% seahawks players, but had Big Ben, Hines Ward, and Polomalu. Seeing them in seahawks unis, ...well it just wasn't right I tell ya

MRH72 wrote:Do you all have headsets? I broke mine (unrelated to video game anger, I promise! haha) but I'm getting a new one this weekend. It'll be fun to play the games but talk about the one that really matters on sunday!

On a side note, does anyone play that "Ultimate Team" mode? I just played a guy that had 50% seahawks players, but had Big Ben, Hines Ward, and Polomalu. Seeing them in seahawks unis, ...well it just wasn't right I tell ya

I have the Ultimate Team mode, but not using it. I bought it not knowing what it was all about. Not an experienced Madden player, so probably just gave EA Sports a few coins I could have kept. I have the Buccaneers, so we will matchup twice. I have head sets, but only have used them once.

MRH72 wrote:Do you all have headsets? I broke mine (unrelated to video game anger, I promise! haha) but I'm getting a new one this weekend. It'll be fun to play the games but talk about the one that really matters on sunday!

On a side note, does anyone play that "Ultimate Team" mode? I just played a guy that had 50% seahawks players, but had Big Ben, Hines Ward, and Polomalu. Seeing them in seahawks unis, ...well it just wasn't right I tell ya

I have the Ultimate Team mode, but not using it. I bought it not knowing what it was all about. Not an experienced Madden player, so probably just gave EA Sports a few coins I could have kept. I have the Buccaneers, so we will matchup twice. I have head sets, but only have used them once.

Actually I encourage headsets during league games. I would have used then tonight but I left them upstairs and then was too late. I will use them next time we play though:)

Slightly off-topic. Just got this console late July. Played a little 2011 (not much), Tiger and now 2012. I have had my console reboot while playing Madden but never Tiger. Just happened today mid-game in 2012. Is this something that happens on Madden or is my console defective? I have it with a external cooling fan and in the open, plus I only had it on for about 10 minutes before I started the game.

If this is going to continue, I may be dropping out of the league. I would imagine folks will be getting pissed as I would if all their efforts to rack up points is wasted with a system failure.

Humm sounds like a network problem from Madden. Give then a few weeks and they will get better. When you play online and network busts the console will either freeze or reboot. Congrats on your league win

TraumaHawk2011 wrote:Humm sounds like a network problem from Madden. Give then a few weeks and they will get better. When you play online and network busts the console will either freeze or reboot. Congrats on your league win

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Thanks for the info. DericLee and I were in a H2H and he was kicking my butt pretty good, then the system rebooted after I finally made a play, threatening to get stopped and kick a field goal (hee hee, I suck). He probably figured I conveniently pulled the power cord. I hate flaky stuff, this better not become a theme.

TraumaHawk2011 wrote:Humm sounds like a network problem from Madden. Give then a few weeks and they will get better. When you play online and network busts the console will either freeze or reboot. Congrats on your league win

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Thanks for the info. DericLee and I were in a H2H and he was kicking my butt pretty good, then the system rebooted after I finally made a play, threatening to get stopped and kick a field goal (hee hee, I suck). He probably figured I conveniently pulled the power cord. I hate flaky stuff, this better not become a theme.

It has happened before. I don't think it will happen often but might happen again, normally when the server is over crowded.

drdiags wrote:Slightly off-topic. Just got this console late July. Played a little 2011 (not much), Tiger and now 2012. I have had my console reboot while playing Madden but never Tiger. Just happened today mid-game in 2012. Is this something that happens on Madden or is my console defective? I have it with a external cooling fan and in the open, plus I only had it on for about 10 minutes before I started the game.

If this is going to continue, I may be dropping out of the league. I would imagine folks will be getting pissed as I would if all their efforts to rack up points is wasted with a system failure.

EA kicked me off the server during our 1st game, took me forever to log back in, ended up having to reboot my xbox altogether to get a good shot at it. I'm an Xbox newb as well, never had connectivity problems with my PS3. You'd figure for a network you have to pay to be a member of, there woudnt be so many problems.

And I discredit your statement that you're not very good... either that or i'm horrible.

ak3000 wrote:And I discredit your statement that you're not very good... either that or i'm horrible.

I got lucky breaks early, toward the end you had me figured out. I just push buttons frantically and hope for the best.

I noticed your team had Houshmanzadeh instead of Calvin Johnson and some other ex-Seahawks (Craig Terrill, Julius Jones?) besides the Burlesons, Hellers and others who went there through trades/Free Agency. Wasn't sure if I had a glitch on my end or not.

drdiags wrote:I noticed your team had Houshmanzadeh instead of Calvin Johnson and some other ex-Seahawks (Craig Terrill, Julius Jones?) besides the Burlesons, Hellers and others who went there through trades/Free Agency. Wasn't sure if I had a glitch on my end or not.

I wanted to make my team as Seahawky as possible.... dunno about Charlie Frye as QB though

Sure thing mate. I'm away from home so I won't be able to send you an invite till Wednesday. However, if you wish, there are instructions at the start of this thread about how to join by yourself too. Pm me your gamertag. Welcome to the league and good luck for the season:)